BA in Dance
Graduates can find work as educators, dance studio teachers and owners, dance team coaches, community dance practitioners, arts administrators, movement specialists, and dance therapists.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that dance-related jobs are extremely competitive for the next eight years. The median annual pay could be almost $40,000.
Marketable Skills
Students will develop:
- Confidence: Be self-assured through appreciating your own talents, abilities, skills, and qualities
- Global awareness: Understand and appreciate people, cultures, and ideas from around the world that impact our community
- Leadership: Step up, think, and act critically and creatively to bring others together to accomplish a common task
- Social responsibility: Act ethically and responsibly for the benefit of society and the public good
- Teamwork: Participate as an effective, efficient member of a group in order to meet a common goal
- Time management: Prioritize goals and organize time to be more productive and efficient.
Additionally, students will learn:
- Conflict resolution
- Creative problem solving
- Empathy
- Entrepreneurship
- Pedagogy: specifically radical, embodied and empathic pedagogy
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Dance must pursue a minor in education. Students will be required to take 42 credits to satisfy the University Core requirements, 21 credits to satisfy the minor in education, 3 credits of English at the 3300 level or higher, and 54 credits in the major.
All students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education are required to earn a minimum grade of "C" in all DANC designated courses.
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Dance must pursue a minor in education. Students will be required to take 42 credits to satisfy the University Core requirements, 21 credits to satisfy the minor in education, 3 credits of English at the 3300 level or higher, and 54 credits in the major.
Degree Plan
Required Credits: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Background Check Required | ||
| A complete background check is required of all students who wish to receive teacher certification in the State of Texas. Students will be required to pass a background check before certification will be conferred by the State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC). | ||
| University Core Curriculum | ||
| Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements. | 42 | |
| Dance Major | ||
| Foundations (27 Credit Hours) | ||
| DANC 2301 | Improvisation | 3 |
| DANC 2341 | Ballet Foundations I | 3 |
| DANC 2342 | Ballet Foundations II | 3 |
| DANC 2345 | Contemporary Foundation 1 | 3 |
| DANC 2346 | Contemporary Foundation 2 | 3 |
| DANC 3303 | History of Dance as a Perf Art | 3 |
| DANC 3305 | Dance Production | 3 |
| DANC 3363 | Somatics | 3 |
Choose one of the following: | ||
| DANC 3348 | American Dance Forms - Jazz | 3 |
| or DANC 3349 | American Dance Forms Hip Hop | |
| Embodied Studio Practices: Choose 15 credit hours | 15 | |
| Intermediate Ballet I | ||
| Intermediate Ballet II | ||
| Intermediate Contempor Dance 1 | ||
| Intermediate Contempor Dance 2 | ||
| American Dance Forms - Jazz | ||
| American Dance Forms Hip Hop | ||
| Advanced Ballet I | ||
| Advanced Ballet II | ||
| Advanced Contemporary Dance 1 | ||
| Advanced Contemporary Dance 2 | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Embodied Theory Practices: Choose 12 credit hours | 12 | |
| Dance Theory and Composition | ||
| World Dance | ||
| Dances of Mexico and Spain | ||
| Performance Activism | ||
| Choreography | ||
| Choreography II: Group Forms | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Performance Studies | ||
| Performing Arts Management | ||
| Secondary Education Minor | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| BED 4317 | Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls | 3 |
| DANC 4394 | Dance Pedagogy | 3 |
| EDPC 3300 | Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed | 3 |
| RED 3342 | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| SCED 3311 | Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl | 3 |
| SCED 4691 | Student Teaching in Sec School | 6 |
| English Upper-Division Electives | ||
| Select three hours of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro. to Literary Studies | ||
| Literary Studies | ||
| Literature and Film | ||
| Grammar and Writing | ||
| Gothic Literature | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
| Young Adult Literature | ||
| English Phonetics & Phonology | ||
| Detective Fiction | ||
| Chicana/o Literature | ||
| American Literature to 1865 | ||
| Am. Literature 1865 to Present | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Native American Literature | ||
| Postcolonial Literature | ||
| British Literature Before 1485 | ||
| Sixteenth-Cent. Prose & Poetry | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry | ||
| 17th Century Prose and Poetry | ||
| Literature of the Bible | ||
| Jewish American Literature | ||
| Holocaust Literature and Film | ||
| Early Modern British Drama | ||
| Restoration & 18th Century Lit | ||
| World Literature | ||
| Romantic Literature | ||
| Victorian Literature | ||
| History of Form I | ||
| Am. Poetry 1900 to Present | ||
| Multimdl & Hybrid Frms in ELA | ||
| English Laboratory | ||
| The Dynamics of Language | ||
| Reading and Writing Nonfiction | ||
| Reading/Responding/Literature | ||
| Computers and Writing | ||
| Special Topics in Writing | ||
| Women in Literature | ||
| Southwestern Literature | ||
| Folklore Of Mexican American | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Milton | ||
| Literary Criticism | ||
| Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900 | ||
| American Fiction To 1900 | ||
| Early 20TH Cent Am. Fiction | ||
| Am. Fiction 1945 to Present | ||
| The American Drama | ||
| British Drama Since 1880 | ||
| Advanced Literary Studies | ||
| British Novel thru 18th Cent | ||
| British Novel: 19th Century | ||
| British Novel: 20th Century | ||
| Maj Am. Writer(s) through 1900 | ||
| Maj Am Writer(s) since 1900 | ||
| Writing Processes of Children | ||
| Tch Compos and Lit in Sec Schl | ||
| Sp Subjects in Engl for Tchers | ||
| Directed Study | ||
| Workplace Writing | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Adv Composition:Rhet Theory | ||
| Advanced Composition: Argument | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
University Core Curriculum
The department may make specific suggestions for courses which are most applicable towards your major.
All courses require a C or better
Communication (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the communication component is to enable the student to communicate effectively in clear and correct prose or orally in a style appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience. | ||
| Select six hours of the following: | 6 | |
| For students whose secondary education was in English: | ||
| Written and Oral Communication | ||
| Writing About Literature | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition I | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition 2 | ||
| Rhetoric, Composition & Comm | ||
| For students whose secondary education was not in English: | ||
| Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl | ||
| Res & Crit Writng Spkr Esl | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
American History (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objectives of the history component are to expand students’ knowledge of the origin and history of the U.S., their comprehension of the past and current role of the U.S. in the world, and their ability to critically evaluate and analyze historical evidence. U.S. history courses (three hours must be Texas history) include: | ||
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Language, Philosophy & Culture (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the humanities component is to expand students' knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behaviors, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought. Through study in disciplines such as literature and philosophy, students engage in critical analysis and develop an appreciation of the humanities as fundamental to the health and survival of any society. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro-African Amer Studies | ||
| Latina/o Presence in the U.S. | ||
| English Literature | ||
| English Literature | ||
| Intro to American Fiction | ||
| Intro to American Drama | ||
| Intro to American Poetry | ||
| Making of the "Other" Americas | ||
| World History to 1500 | ||
| World History Since 1500 | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Introduct to Religious Studies | ||
| Seeing & Naming: Conversations | ||
| Introduction to Womens Studies | ||
| Global Feminisms | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Mathematics (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the mathematics component is to develop a quantitatively literate college graduate. Every college graduate should be able to apply basic mathematical tools in the solution of real-world problems. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Algebra | ||
| Trigonometry and Conics | ||
| Math in the Modern World | ||
| Math for Social Sciences I | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Precalculus 1,2 | ||
| Math for Social Sciences II | ||
| Statistical Literacy | ||
| Elementary Statistical Methods | ||
| 1 A higher-level course in the calculus sequence can be substituted. | ||
| 2 TCCN MATH 1314 will also satisfy this requirement. | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Life & Physical Sciences (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the study of the natural sciences is to enable the student to understand, construct, and evaluate relationships in the natural sciences, and to enable the student to understand the bases for building and testing theories. The courses listed are for non-majors; the major courses in the discipline can be substituted for the non-major sequence. A minimum of two semesters of lecture and one semester of laboratory associated with one of the courses, or two semesters of combined (3 credit) lecture-laboratory courses (Only six hours apply toward the required 42.): | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1-4 | |
| Astronomy Lab I | ||
| Elem Astronomy-Solar System | ||
| Elem Astr Stars & Galaxies | ||
| Introductory Biology Lab | ||
| Human Biology Laboratory | ||
| Topics in Study of Life I | ||
| Organismal Biology Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biology | ||
| Human Biology | ||
| General Biology | ||
| Organismal Biology | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab I | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab II | ||
| Human Anat/Physiology I | ||
| Human Anat/Physiology II | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1305 | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1306 | ||
| Intro General Chemistry Lab | ||
| Intro Organic & Biochem Lab | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| Intro to General Chemistry | ||
| Intro Organic & Biochemistry | ||
| Environmental Sci. Lab | ||
| Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301 | ||
| Intro to Environment Science 2 | ||
| Intro to Environmental Sci | ||
| Laboratory for GEOG 1306 | ||
| Physical Geography | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1313 | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1314 | ||
| Principles of Earth Sci - Lab | ||
| Laboratory for Geology 1212 | ||
| Principles of Earth Sciences | ||
| Principles of Earth Science | ||
| The Blue Planet | ||
| Natural Hazards | ||
| Intro to Physical Geology | ||
| Intro to Historical Geol | ||
| Fundamentals of Nutrition | ||
| Wellness Dynamics | ||
| Microorganisms and Disease | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Laboratory for PHYS 2320 | ||
| Laboratory for PHYS 2321 | ||
| Introductory Mechanics | ||
| Introductory Electromagnetism | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Political Science (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objectives of the political science component are to expand students’ knowledge of the origin and evolution of the U.S. and Texas political systems, focusing on the growth of political institutions, and on the constitutions of Texas and the United States; and to enhance their understanding of federalism, states rights, and individual civil liberties, rights, and responsibilities. | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Social and Behavioral Sciences (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the social and behavioral science component is to increase students' knowledge of how social and behavioral scientists discover, describe, and explain the behaviors and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, events, and ideas. Such knowledge will better equip students to understand themselves and the roles they play in addressing the issues facing humanity. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro-Phys Anth/Archeolog | ||
| Intro-Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Intro to Linguistics | ||
| Econ for Engrs & Scientists | ||
| Asian American Studies | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Mass Media and Society | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Ed Psychology | ||
| Action Research in Classrooms | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Community Service | ||
| An Intro. to Linguistics | ||
| Lang. Inside & Out: Sel Topics | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Creative Arts (three hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the visual and performing arts component is to expand students' knowledge and appreciation of the human imagination as expressed through works of visual art, dance, music, theatre and film. Through study in these disciplines, students will form aesthetic judgments and develop an appreciation of the arts as fundamental to the health and survival of any society. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| History of Art I | ||
| History of Art II | ||
| Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Intro-Art of Motion Pict. | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Jazz to Rock | ||
| Music, Culture, and Society | ||
| Introduction to Theatre | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Component Area Option (six hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The objective of the institutionally designated option component is to develop the critical thinking skills and academic tools required to be an effective learner. Special emphasis is placed on the use of technology in problem-solving, communications, and knowledge acquisition. | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Intro to Global Business | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Business/Profession Comm | ||
| Intro-Computational Thinking | ||
| Computer Programming Sci/Engr | ||
| Eng Innovation and Leadership | ||
| Introduction to Leadership | ||
| Inquiry in Math & Science | ||
| Seminar/Critical Inquiry | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
4-Year Sample Degree Plan
BA in Dance with a Concentration in All-Levels Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BA IN DANCE WITH A CONCENTRATION IN ALL-LEVELS EDUCATION | ||
| FRESHMAN | ||
| Fall | ||
| DANC 2301 | Improvisation | 3 |
| DANC 2341 | Ballet Foundations I | 3 |
| RWS 1301 | Rhetoric & Composition I | 3 |
| Core-Component Area Option | 3 | |
| Core-Creative Arts | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| DANC 2342 | Ballet Foundations II | 3 |
| DANC 2345 | Contemporary Foundation 1 | 3 |
| DANC 3303 | History of Dance as a Perf Art | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| RWS 1302 | Rhetoric & Composition 2 | 3 |
| SOPHOMORE | ||
| Fall | ||
| DANC 2346 | Contemporary Foundation 2 | 3 |
| Upper-Division English | 3 | |
| Embodied Studio Practices Course | 3 | |
| Core-Natural Sciences | 3 | |
| Core-Mathematics | 3 | |
| Core - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| Embodied Studio Practices Course | 3 | |
| Embodied Studio Practices Course | 3 | |
| Embodied Theory Practices Course | 3 | |
| Core-Natural Sciences + Lab | 4 | |
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| JUNIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| DANC 3305 | Dance Production | 3 |
| EDPC 3300 | Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed | 3 |
| RED 3342 | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| Core-Component Area Option | 3 | |
| Embodied Theory Practices Course | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| DANC 3348 | American Dance Forms - Jazz | 3 |
| or DANC 3349 | American Dance Forms Hip Hop | |
| DANC 4394 | Dance Pedagogy | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| Embodied Studio Practices Course | 3 | |
| Embodied Theory Practices Course | 3 | |
| Core-Language, Philosophy, & Culture | 3 | |
| SENIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| DANC 3363 | Somatics | 3 |
| SCED 3311 | Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl | 3 |
| BED 4317 | Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls | 3 |
| Embodied Studio Practices Course | 3 | |
| Embodied Theory Practices Course | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| TED 4699 | Internship-All Levels Inclusiv | 6 |
| Total Hours | 121 | |
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